CVE-2009-1142
Medium
Description
An issue was discovered in open-vm-tools 2009.03.18-154848. Local users can gain privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp files if vmware-user-suid-wrapper is setuid root and the ChmodChownDirectory function is enabled.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Open Vm Tools
PublishedNov 23, 2022
First seenNov 23, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware open_vm_tools | 2009.03.18-154848 | — |
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